Ignacio Giménez Baratech, general manager of Ebroacero, received the 2026 ADEA Aragón Executive of the Year Award at the 17th Conference and Awards Ceremony of the Association of Executives and Managers of Aragón, held on November 10, 2026, at Zaragoza Auditorium. The event brought together nearly 1,500 professionals and business representatives and put workplace absenteeism at the center of the debate.
Ignacio Giménez Baratech named Aragón Executive of the Year 2026
ADEA honored Ignacio Giménez Baratech for his professional career, leadership capabilities, and contribution to the development and strengthening of Aragón’s business fabric as general manager of Ebroacero.
The organization also awarded its 2026 ADEA Special Recognition to Fundación Ibercaja. In the remaining categories, awards went to David Fauquié Borrajo, Legal and Compliance Director at Auren Abogados y Asesores, in the Corporate category; Eduardo Corella Mendoza, managing partner of Operinter, in Operations; and Santiago Romeo, director of Commercial and Strategic Management at Melsa, in Marketing and International Promotion.
The awards also recognized Patricia Vivas, CEO and managing director of Viarcín Platea, in Innovation and Entrepreneurship; Segundo Rite Gracia, head of the Neonatology Department at Zaragoza’s Miguel Servet Hospital, for Social Work; and Ignacio Montaner, Endesa’s regional director, for Career Achievement.
Workplace absenteeism takes center stage at ADEA’s 17th Conference in Zaragoza
The conference was held under the title “Rights, Well-Being and Commitment: Workplace Absenteeism Under Debate”. Sessions examined the causes and consequences of absenteeism, as well as its impact on productivity, competitiveness, work organization, and employee well-being.
The panel discussion brought together Benito Tesier, president of CEOE Aragón; Pedro Pablo, managing director of the Association of Occupational Accident Mutual Insurance Societies (AMAT); José Juan Arceiz, secretary-general of UGT Aragón; and Ángel Sanz Barea, Aragón’s regional health minister.
The program also included a keynote address by Javier Benavente, president of Vivo Fácil, and a presentation by Sebastián Álvaro. The closing session featured Mar Vaquero, vice president and regional minister for the Presidency, Economy and Justice of the Government of Aragón, and Natalia Chueca, mayor of Zaragoza.
ADEA Social allocates one euro per attendee to the fight against cancer
As a new initiative, ADEA launched a charitable campaign through its ADEA Social project: a donation of one euro for each attendee to the Spanish Cancer Association.
The 17th ADEA Conference and Awards Ceremony was principally sponsored by Zaragoza City Council and the Government of Aragón, with additional support from Santander, Zebra, Ibercaja, FiestaPrint, Audi Center Zaragoza, Telefónica, CaixaBank, Brusau, Integra, Itesal, Océano Atlántico, and Numéricco.
